- Bird Flu Virus in Canadian Teen Shows Mutations That Could Help It Spread Among Humans
- Flu, COVID Vaccination Rates Remain Low as Winter Nears
- ’10 Americas:’ Health Disparities Mean Life Expectancy Varies Across U.S.
- Short-Term Hormone Therapy for Menopause Won’t Harm Women’s Brains
- Could a Vitamin Be Effective Treatment for COPD?
- Woman Receives World’s First Robotic Double-Lung Transplant
- Flavored Vapes Behind Big Surge in U.S. E-Cigarette Sales
- Reading Beyond Headline Rare For Most on Social Media, Study Finds
- Meds Like Ozempic Are Causing Folks to Waste More Food
- Fibroids, Endometriosis Linked to Shorter Life Spans
Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2022
Opioid addiction rising sharply among older Americans. Opioid misuse doesn’t discriminate by age — and rates have risen steadily among adults aged 55 and up over the past 20 years, new research shows. Read more
More COVID hospitalizations seen among kids too young for vaccine. The rate for children younger than 5 grew substantially last week, while the same rate for children between the ages of 5 and 17 remained relatively stable, sparking concern. Read more
White House may offer ‘high-quality’ masks to Americans. The program is being weighed by the Biden administration as a way to help slow the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Read more
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